Expect a big crowd in the normally placid McKinney in Collin County, just north of Dallas, on Monday. That's where and when three indictments against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are expected to be unsealed.

When the Blanco River crested at 40 feet thanks to more than 12 inches of rain during Memorial Day weekend, several areas of Central Texas, including Blanco State Park, experienced severe flooding. But, like Britney Spears since her epic melt down in '07, Blanco State Park is making a big comeback.

City Council resumed budget review this morning, with the presentation of City Manager Marc Ott’s proposed FY2016 budget: $3.5 billion All Funds (1.1% increase); $906.7 million General Fund (6.2% increase); and a 48.14 property tax rate (up from 48.09).

While a Texas Health and Human Services Committee hearing was called Wednesday morning to investigate whether Planned Parenthood had violated the law, Texas anti-choice senators seemed convinced the reproductive health care network had engaged in illegal activity, right off the bat.

A devastating blow has been struck to the heart of Austin ISD today, as the district confirmed that Trustee Robert Schneider died this morning at the age of 62. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen, and their four children, all of whom are AISD graduates.

Late Monday, District 6 Council Member Don Zimmerman filed a motion in U.S. District Court requesting an injunction against the city of Austin’s campaign finance restrictions. Zimmerman wants to end the contribution “blackout” period, the limits on non-resident contributions, and the “dissolution” requirement for elected officeholders.

The South by Southwest announcements keep coming. Hot on the heels of major names for SXSW Interactive and SXSW Sports, now SXSW Eco, the environmentally responsible leading edge of the festival, has added more speakers to its roster, including a rare opportunity to grill a Monsanto executive.

In a blistering ruling that said the U.S. Department of Justice was not only violating a 1997 consent decree concerning immigrant children but had provided little justification for doing so, U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee moved to end the policy of indefinitely detaining children and their mothers in inadequate, prison-like circumstances.